Val Arceo tops Asian 9 Ball Tour, Pinoy cue artists dominate finals

PBC President Jerry Quinto presents the Asian 9-Ball Tournament Cup to Val Arceo

The Filipinos dominated the finals of the 1st Asian 9 Ball Tournament as Val Arceo demolished Banjo San Pedro 6-1 in a lopsided final to capture the crown yesterday at the Carouge Billiard Center. San Pedro was no match as Arceo easily dominated the game with perfect ball pocketing and accurate positioning of the cue ball.

Meanwhile in the battle for the 3^rd place, the “mother of all miracles” occurred when Morris Leonor miraculously upset Jerry Quinto 6-5. Spectators were shocked and could not believe the mysterious defeat of Quinto.

Among the participants in the tournament included Long Phaly from Cambodia, Han Bin and Liang Zi Yue from China, Yoshi Hasegawa from Japan and Ken Nanakorn and Mie Udon from Thailand.

The Asian 9-Ball Tournament has been organised by the Philippine Billiard Club-Geneva. For photos of the event, please visit:

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Battle of Asian Dragons at Carouge Billiard Center

The top Asian billiard dragons will be huffing and puffing this Sunday, 25^th of November, 2 pm, at the Carouge Billiard Center when they collide at the first ever Asian 9-Ball Tournament in Geneva. The Philippine Billiard Club, led by Jerry Quinto will be facing a very stiff opposition from excellent and brilliant players from Thailand, China, Japan, and Cambodia.

The PBC-Geneva is inviting all Asians to join us in an afternoon of fun and pool. A registration fee of 30 CHF will be charged for each participant. Prizes include trophies and cash prizes. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079.8197789 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Jimmy Menguita blasts Josh Dias 5-1, wins Autumn All-Pinoy 9-Ball Tour

Jimmy Menguita, the Autumn 2007 All Filipino 9 Ball Champion

Jimmy Menguita blasted Josh Dias 5-1 to capture the Autumn 2007 All Filipino 9-Ball Tournament. It was a lopsided battle as Menguita totally dominated his opponent from the beginning winning the first 4 frames. Dias won the 5^th frame, but Menguita put the icing on the cake by taking the last frame.

In the other finals match, Frankie Federigan won by default over Morris Leonor to capture the 3^rd place. For more photos of the 2007 Autumn All Filipino 9 Ball Tournament, please visit this link:

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Again, the PBC-Geneva would like to thank Consul Jesus S. Domingo, who took time out to grace the occasion by doing the inaugural break and for supporting us by donating the trophies.

Maraming Salamat Po !!!!

Consul Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo doing the inaugural break.

Pinoy Cue Artists Prepare for Autumn 2007 All- Filipino 9 Ball Tournament

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva has announced that it will be having another billiard competition on the 14th of October, 2007, Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Centre Carougeois de Billard. Dubbed as the Autumn 2007 All-Filipino 9 Ball Tournament, this promises to be another exciting and nerve-wrecking battle among the very best Filipino cue artists in the canton of Geneva. Consul Jesus S. Domingo of the Philippine Mission has been invited to do the inaugural break.

The PBC-Geneva is inviting all our kababayans to join us in an afternoon of fun and pool. A registration fee of 30 CHF will be charged for each participant. Prizes include trophies and cash prizes. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079.8197789 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

Sycip clobbers Leonor 5-2, captures Independence Day 2007 Ambassador's Cup

Joseph Sycip, the Independence Day 2007 Ambassador's Cup Champion

Joseph Sycip totally demolished Morris Leonor 5-2 to win the annual Independence Day 2007 Ambassador’s Cup at the Centre Billard Carougeois. It was a neck to neck game with both players winning two racks each until Leonor scratched on the 9 ball to give his opponent a one rack advantage. Sycip then took advantage of this and wrapped up the next two racks.

In the other finals pair, Joey “Bataan Boy” Niespla blasted Frankie Federigan 3-0 to take the third place. Niespla seized control of the match from the first rack and never relinquished it all the way to the finish.

The Independence Day 2007 Ambassador’s Cup is an annual billiards competition organized by the Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva as part of the Araw ng Kalayaan festivities of the Filipino community. The PBC-Geneva would like to thank the pool players who participated in the tournament, the Centre Billard Carougeois, and lastly, our ambassador to the UN and other international organizations, H.E. Ambassador Enrique Manalo, who sponsored our event by donating the trophies. Maraming salamat po!!!!

Independence Day 2007 Ambassador's Cup 9-Ball Tournament on 3rd June at Carouge

The month-long Independence Day 2007 festivities starts off with the Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva’s yearly All-Filipino 9-Ball Tournament on the 3^th of June, Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. at the Centre Carougeois de Billard, 36 avenue du Cardinal-Mermillod, 1227 Carouge.

This will be the 2^nd year of “The Ambassador’s Cup” and again this year promises to be another thriller as the best pool artists from the Filipino community face each other for the most prestigious Ambassador’s Cup, plus the champion’s purse. The PBC-Geneva would like to express its gratitude to H.E. Ambassador Enrique Manalo of the Philippine Mission to the UN and other organisations for his utmost support.

The Philippine Billiard Club of Geneva is inviting all our compatriots to join us in an afternoon of fun and pool. A registration fee of 30 CHF will be charged for each participant. Prizes include trophies and cash prizes. For information and registration, please call: Jerry Quinto at 079.2636832 or Rudy Guacena at 079.8197789 or e-mail us at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com

PJ Rojo captures International Women's Day 8 Ball Tourney

PJ Rojo shows her winning form at yesterday's International Women's Day
8-Ball Tournament at the La Sphère Billiard Centre (photo by Mylene Soto)

PJ Rojo blasted Cherry Ella 3-1, to capture the 1^st International Women’s Day 8-Ball tournament championship in yesterday’s finals at the La Sphère Billiard Centre. The young female cue artist from Baguio City dominated the table with her precision pocketing and superb ball positioning.

In the other finals match, Elsie Reyes took the 3^rd place by beating Natacha Equey 3-0. Reyes took no time in assaulting her opponent with blitzkrieg offensive plays that spelled the doom for Equey.

The PBC-Geneva, the main organiser of the tournament would like to thank our sponsors, Western Union- "higit sa pera ang pinapadala mo", Mr. Elvis Ambord of La Sphère Billiard Centre, and Mr. Alex Wohlwend for the support they have given us.

Winners, PJ Rojo (1st place), Cherry Ella (2nd place), Elsie Reyes (3rd place) and Natacha Equey (4th place) photo by: Mylene Soto

Marlon "The Marvelous" Manalo at Pratelln Billiard Open 2007

Marlon "The Marvelous" Manalo in action during yesterday's 2007 Pratelln Open Billiards

Yesterday, some members of the PBC-Geneva led by Jerry Quinto went to the Billiard Paradise in Pratelln to watch and support our very own compatriot Marlon “the Marvelous” Manalo compete during the last day of the 2007 Pratelln Open Billiards at the Billiard Paradise in Pratelln.

Manalo easily moved into the semi-finals, then to the finals. In his last game with Sandor Tots from Serbia in a race to 11, Tots swiftly moved ahead 10-4. But Manalo, to the delight of the crowd, took the next 6 games to equal the score 10-10. However, bad breaks came in for our compatriot and Tots won the last game to edge Manalo 11-10. Manalo settled for the third place behind Sascha Specchia and Sandor Tots.

During the breaks, Manalo and his wife Cynthia took time to have lunch and drinks with members of the PBC-Geneva. The group also had some photo opportunity shots with Manalo and top German cue master Ralf Souquet. To see our pictures, please visit the URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbc-geneva/sets/72157594543156965/

Women's 8-ball Tour on March 8

In celebration of the annual International Women’s Day, the Philippine Billiard Club-Geneva, in cooperation with La Sphère Académie et Centre Sportif will be organizing an all women’s 8-ball tournament on the 8th of March 2007, at the La Sphère, 80-82 rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva.

The PBC-Geneva would like to express its thanks to our sponsors, Western Union- mabilis, maaasahan, money transfer sa buong mundo, Mr. Elvis Ambord of La Sphère, and Mr. Alex Wollven.

The registration fee for this event is 20 CHF. For more information and registration, one can contact Ms. Cherry Ella at 0765370830, or e-mail the PBC-Geneva at pbc.geneva@yahoo.com